after installing markdown pdf extension,my written md file is cleared

[jiangqianyu]

Type: Bug

i took hours writting a .md file. i want to export as a pdf,so i install markdown pdf extension. then,my written .md file is cleared,become 0KB. i am so so sad.

VS Code version: Code 1.83.1 (f1b07bd25dfad64b0167beb15359ae573aecd2cc, 2023-10-10T23:48:05.904Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621 Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics (16 x 3194)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|13.69GB (2.14GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 05827a97-0c05-49d6-9361-6ca35fd2b210| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

Extensions (25)

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A/B Experiments

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[gjsjohnmurray]

When you open the empty file do any Local History entries show in the Timeline view, which is usually in the Explorer view container? If so, you may be able to recover the lost text.

I suggest you also report the problem to the extension author.

[mjbvz]

Please file this issue against the markdown pdf extension